Lincoln Place Tenants Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles, 66 Cal. Rptr. 3d 120 (2007)

Citation: Lincoln Place Tenants Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles, 66 Cal. Rptr. 3d 120 (2007)
Parent Document: Lincoln Place Tenants Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles, 66 Cal. Rptr. 3d 120 (2007)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 2007-10-10
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2294826/lincoln-place-tenants-assn-v-ci... ↗

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However, AIMCO’s argument is misplaced because, long prior to its invocation of the Ellis Act, AIMCO agreed to additional mitigation above and beyond the RSO to ameliorate the tenants’ displacement from their apartments, some of whom have lived at the Lincoln Place apartments for many years. Throughout the decade-long approval process and the many public hearings held in this matter, community opposition to the project was very vocal, and as a result, AIMCO and its predecessor promised, over and over, that “no tenant will be involuntarily displaced from Lincoln Place.” Further, AIMCO promised, to gain approval of its project, that the tenants would receive the right of first refusal on new units, or would be relocated to comparable units at Lincoln Place while the 10-year project was phased in. As a result, the VTT provides that “[t]he Relocation Plan shall specify all operating details whereby existing households will be provided options for relocation, as follows: [j[] Accepting the applicant’s offer to relocate to a comparable or better vacant unit on site . . . .”

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